Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Jun 5, 2021, 7:59 AM CDT (12:59 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-05 12:59:45 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.553° N, 104.151° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1939 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.951 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.925 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1939 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.721 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1939 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1939 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1938 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.660 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1938 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.813 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1937 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1937 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.134 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 1937 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.160 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1937 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1936 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1936 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 3.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.652 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1936 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1936 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.3western Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1936 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1936 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.532 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1936 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.747 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1935 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1935 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1935 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1934 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.759 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1934 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1934 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.9western Texas · 1940 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.824 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021kyes (also filed as us7000e9zr). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.